diff --git a/configs/imx8mm_venice_defconfig b/configs/imx8mm_venice_defconfig
index 2a44bf69102..cf880929182 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mm_venice_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mm_venice_defconfig
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_LIST="imx8mm-venice imx8mm-venice-gw71xx-0x imx8mm-venice-gw72xx-0x imx8mm-venice-gw73xx-0x imx8mm-venice-gw7901 imx8mm-venice-gw7902 imx8mm-venice-gw7903"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV=2
 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG=y
 CONFIG_USE_ETHPRIME=y
 CONFIG_ETHPRIME="eth0"
diff --git a/configs/imx8mn_venice_defconfig b/configs/imx8mn_venice_defconfig
index 1e79543b7da..b40d93c6bb3 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mn_venice_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mn_venice_defconfig
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_LIST="imx8mn-venice imx8mn-venice-gw7902"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV=2
 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG=y
 CONFIG_USE_ETHPRIME=y
 CONFIG_ETHPRIME="eth0"
diff --git a/configs/imx8mp_venice_defconfig b/configs/imx8mp_venice_defconfig
index f3f98aa536e..84e708a704c 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mp_venice_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mp_venice_defconfig
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_LIST="imx8mp-venice imx8mp-venice-gw74xx"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV=2
 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG=y
 CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_IP_DEFRAG=y